The International AIDS Conference is the largest global gathering of HIV researchers, physicians, advocates and HIV-positive people. The conference is held once every two years; this year, more than 25,000 people are expected to attend, with thousands of volunteers and journalists on hand as well.

More than 400 sessions, meetings and workshops are scheduled to take place over the six days of the conference, with hundreds of scientific presentations and a host of additional events, discussions and non-scientific exhibitions.

The Body's coverage of the XVI International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) will include a wide array of individual presentations and symposia, as well as summaries of some of the hottest topics in HIV research.

For more information on AIDS 2006, please visit the conference's Web site. You may also view the conference's program online.

Funding for coverage of this conference is provided, in part, by Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead Sciences, Inc., and GlaxoSmithKline.

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